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Are there numbers? The trend from what I understand is exactly the opposite. The US has passed 40% of births to unmarried mothers [1], so we're approaching a de
by iguy 8y ago
Are there numbers? The trend from what I understand is exactly the opposite. The US has passed 40% of births to unmarried mothers [1], so we're approaching a default family of 1 adult. (Possibly 1 adult present + some percentage of another's earning power, enforced by the courts, but still.)
[1] https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/~/media/images/reports/2012/09/sr117/chart3.jpg https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/~/media/images/...
- jnbiche 8y agoOh, I'm not claiming it's a large national movement. I'm sure the numbers are tiny, well under 1%. Also, coliving is confined to urban areas. The main reason I brought up coliving was as a counterexample to the claim that multi-couple cohabitation could never work. Even though the number of participants is currently quite low, there are thousands of people successfully living like this even in modern America.
- mcphage 8y ago> The US has passed 40% of births to unmarried mothers [1], so we're approaching a default family of 1 adult. The parents being unmarried doesn't mean that the father is out of the picture.
- iguy 8y agoOf course, nor does having been married on day one imply that he is still in the picture. But what I described is the trend. And the right order of magnitude.